Read article: ‘Beam rider’ technology keeps solar sails aligned
‘Beam rider’ technology keeps solar sails aligned
Prototype device passes an important preliminary test in the lab
Read article: ‘Beam rider’ technology keeps solar sails aligned
Read article: European Space Agency launches CHEOPS exoplanet mission
European Space Agency launches CHEOPS exoplanet mission
The Characterising Exoplanets Satellite will accurately measure the size of Earth-sized planets orbiting around nearby stars
Read article: Stepping stones to space
Stepping stones to space
Tushna Commissariat interviews Libby Jackson, human exploration programme manager at the UK Space Agency, about her career and today's thriving space sector
Read article: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope assembled for the first time
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope assembled for the first time
Milestone as the two halves of NASA’s $8.8bn next-generation telescope are fitted together
Read article: Building a planet-sized telescope
Building a planet-sized telescope
A behind-the-scenes look at some of the hardware that made the Event Horizon Telescope – and the iconic first image of a black hole – possible
Read article: Thirty Meter Telescope forges ahead with Canary Islands site
Thirty Meter Telescope forges ahead with Canary Islands site
Officials at the protest-hit telescope seek a construction permit for the island of La Palma
Read article: Distance between spacecraft measured at the atomic scale
Distance between spacecraft measured at the atomic scale
Laser ranging interferometer could deliver better gravity maps of Earth
Read article: Microbes and the Moon
Microbes and the Moon
Michael Hill-King explores why the Apollo 11 astronauts were quarantined on their return to Earth
Read article: India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission launches to the Moon
India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission launches to the Moon
Chandrayaan-2 consists of an orbiter, lander and rover to explore the lunar surface
Read article: Intergalactic explorers’ handbook
Intergalactic explorers’ handbook
Tushna Commissariat reviews The Space Race: the Journey to the Moon and Beyond by Sarah Cruddas
